Innogy SE is setting the course for future growth and will take over German solar and battery specialist Belectric Solar and Battery, part of the Belectric Group. Innogy and Belectric Holding GmbH have signed a share purchase agreement with a purchase price in…
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Carillion and Eltel to build £38m, 400kV double circuit overhead line for National Grid
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National Grid has selected a 50/50 joint venture between Carillion and Eltel Networks, the Carillion Eltel JV, to construct a £38m, 400kV double circuit overhead line. The new line will run between National Grid’s existing Canterbury North 400kV substation and a new…
Government decisions putting future hydro investment at risk, says Scottish energy minister
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The UK Government must work closely with its Scottish counterpart to secure the future of the hydropower industry, according to the Scottish business, innovation and energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse. He said: “Hydro generation in 2015 was at a record high level…
Four new suppliers join Warm Home Discount scheme
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Extra Energy has joined the Warm Home Discount scheme for 206-2017 after it its customer numbers reached the mandatory participation threshold. Our Power, GB Energy, and Bristol Energy have joined the scheme voluntarily. The news came as Ofgem E-Serve set the…
Get your views in now on transfer of £86.7m Crown Estate energy infrastructure to Scottish Government
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There are just five days left to respond to a consultation about devolving the management and revenues of Crown Estate assets in Scotland to the Scottish Government.The assets in question include renewables, cables and pipelines with a property value of £86.7m…
Just five days left to pre-qualify for this year’s capacity market auctions
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There are just five days left to apply for this year’s Capacity Market pre-qualification process. The application window officially closes at 5pm on Friday 26 August 2016 and no submissions will be accepted after this deadline. The auctions affected by the pre-qualification window are: 2016 Four year…
Removing carbon price floor would reduce imported energy by 39%, report finds
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Removing carbon price support after 2025 would reduce net interconnector inflows by around 39%, with France and Benelux seeing the biggest decrease, according to a new report by Aurora Energy Research. The report assessed the likely impact of removing carbon price support post-2025,…
GoCompare tool lets consumers calculate household energy use by the second
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A new microsite created by comparison website GoCompare gives users the chance to input the number of electrical devices being used throughout their home in order to calculate, in real time, how much money they are spending on energy by…
Energy storage firms need certainty on future frequency response capacity, SmartestEnergy says
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SmartestEnergy has called for the National Grid to provide more certainty on future frequency response capacity in order to drive the emerging energy storage sector. SmartestEnergy consulted 45 battery storage innovators in the lead up to the first Enhanced Frequency…
Wales’ oldest wind farm gets consent for repower
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Rhyd-y-Groes Wind Farm has received planning consent from Anglesey County Council to be repowered. The current 24 turbine site, built off the north-west tip of Anglesey has been generating power for 24 years making it Wales’ oldest wind farm. Plans to replace…